Tie-holder.



PATENTED MAR. 31, 1908.

G. & c. BREEZE.

TIE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY15, 1907.

5 Wu em'iow eory Breeze.

- arZas'B reeze v firm GEORGE BREEZE AND CHARLES BREEZE, OF NEWSTRAITSVILLE, OHIO.

TIE-HOLDER,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 15, 1907.

Patented March 31, 1908.

Serial No. 383,842.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE BREEZE and OnARLEs BREEZE, both citizens ofthe United States, residing at New Straitsville, in the county of Perryand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in aTie-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to tie holders for supporting the tie when therail -is being spiked thereto, the object being to provide a very novelholder which will su port the tie in a rigid position under the rai sothat the rail can be readily secured thereto.

Another object of our invention is to provide verynovel means forclamping the holder to the rail so that it will be securedin placewithout any danger of it moving when the spikes are driven into the tie.

Another object of our invention is to provide a holder which isespecially adapted for supporting a tie which has been put in place ofone which has rotted out on the roadbed, this ordinarily being done by ablock and crow-bar, which is very inconvenient.

Still another object of our invention is to provide a holder withadjustable supporting brackets which can be readily locked into anydesired position so as to sup ort the tie tightly up against the base oftie rail.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification:-Figure 1 is aperspective view of our improved tie holder showing it arranged on arail and the tie in place, the rail and ties being shown in dottedlines. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectionalview of the lever-pivot bolt and Fig. 4 is a detail side view of thepawl for locking the lever.

In the drawings A indicates a wooden block adapted to rest on the treadof the rail and be secured thereto by a foot B provided with a sleeve B,carrying a set-screw which is adjustably mounted on the reduced offsetend O, of a yoke O which is secured to the top of the block and extendsdown on either side forming guides for the purpose hereinafterdescribed. The other end of the yoke is secured to the side of the blockadjacent its lower edge. The upper edge of the block is beveled as shownat A and extends through the block adjacent its forward end, is apivot-bolt D on which are pivotally mounted the enlarged aperturedportions E of the forked arms E which are secured to a lever F at theirrear end and are provided with spring actuated awls Gr adapted to engage a rack H secure( to the rear edge of the block for holding the armsin the adjusted position, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Pivotally mounted on the inside of the yoke adjacent its lower ends arearms I which carry angled arms J at their free ends, to which areconnected the angled brackets K by bolts K which pass through theopenings in the arms, and it will be seen that these brackets can beadjusted to suit different sizedties by removing the bolt and insertingthe same through other openings in the brackets. The horizontal edges ofthe brackets are provided with teeth K adapted to engage the undersideof the tie and prevent the same from slipping. The arms I and J areconnected to the ends of the arms E by links L, and it will be seen thatwhen the lever is pressed downwardly, the brackets will be raised so asto draw the tie up against the rail, the pawl engaging the rack holdingthe arms in their adjusted position so that the spikes can be readilydriven into the same.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that we haveprovided. a very novel tie holder which is exceedingly simple and cheapin construction, and one which can be easily and quickly placed on arail so as to sup ort the tie.

I aving thus fully described. our invention,

What we claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tie holder comprising a block, arms pivotally anounted on saidblock, and supporting brackets carried by said arms.

2. A tie holder comprising a block provided with means for securing itto a rail, arms pivotally mounted on said block, supporting bracketscarried by said arms, and means for locking said arms.

3. A tie holder comprising a block adapted to rest on a rail carrying arack, arms pivotally mounted on said block, supportin brackets carriedby said arms, and a pawI cariied by said arms adapted to engage said racr.

4. A tie holder comprising a block adapted to be secured on a rail, armspivotally mounted on said block, adjustable brackets carried by saidarms, and means for locking said arms.

5. A tie holder comprising a block carrying an adjustable foot forsecuring it on a rail, arms pivotally mounted on said block carrying alever, adjustable angled brackets carried by said arms provided Withteeth, and means for locking said arms.

6. A tie holder comprising a block having a yoke secured thereon, armspivotally mounted on said yoke carrying adjustable supporting brackets,arms pivotally mounted on said block connected to said arms, and meansfor locking the last mentioned arms.

7. The combination with a block provided with a rack of a yoke securedto said block carrying an adjustable foot, arms pivotally mounted onsaid yoke carrying anglesupporting brackets, pivot-pins secured in saidblock, forked arms pivotally mounted on said pin carryin a pawl adaptedto engage said rack, and links connecting the free end of said arms tothe free ends of the arms carried by the yoke, for the purpose de- PETERCRoWE, JOHN ALEXANDER.

